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Testimonies that Palestinian Prisoners Are Tortured
Loaded on Sept. 15, 1992
published in Prison Legal News
September, 1992, page 3
A human rights group confirmed on April 1, 1992, that the Israelis have allowed security services to routinely practice torture against Palestinian prisoners. The group, called the "Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories" known as B'tselem, said violence and ill treatment have become an expected part …
Filed under:
Political Prisoners,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Prisoners-International.
Location:
Israel.
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